Re: unrecognizable characters in IE 6

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/20/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:53:05 -0700

The workaround of deleting the Map Symbols font was
successful at home too. For reasons unknown, the system
still displays an unexpected font when it encounters
certain portions of web pages, but at least now it's a
text font and is readable.

- Ray
>-----Original Message-----
>I was able to identify the font as "Map Symbols". I
>deleted that font from my font list (after saving a copy
>of the mapsym.ttf file), and the problem has disappeared
>from my work machine, at least for now. I'll try the same
>thing at home tonight!
>
>- Ray
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I'm one of the people experiencing this. My home machine
>>(Win98SE) first began doing it some days ago. Over the
>>weekend I upgraded IE5.5 to IE6, but nothing changed.
>>
>>Today I found that my work computer (Win98SE + IE 5.5)
>now
>>also has this problem. It was not doing this on Friday!
>>
>>Many eBay pages show the garbled text - not the entire
>>page, only certain text areas. And it's not just eBay,
>but
>>some other sites as well. The same pages will display
>>without problems on other systems.
>>
>>The system is using an incorrect font that looks sort of
>>like Wingdings or Monotype Sorts. Most of the characters
>>display as empty rectangles. A few others are graphics
>>such as arrows and triangles. Very weird.
>>
>>- Ray
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I have posted up a copy of the screen to the newsgroup
>>news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.test
>>>
>>>I have also posted the source html in a seperate post.
>>Please advise your findings
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>"Chris G" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have the same problem. When I view the description
>of
>>my items in ebay using i.e 6 with xp pro) then the
>>description is just a bunch of unrecongnisable symbols.
>>When i view it in opera all is well.
>>>>
>>>> I view the item when i am revising it then all is
>well.
>>The encode is unchanged at unicode utf-8.
>>>>
>>>> If you copy and then paste these symbols into word or
>>an email then the correct english text is displayed.
This
>>is very weird and frustrating. Glad I have opera as a
>>second browser.
>>>>
>>>> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > "Lori" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>in
>>message
>>>> > news:2f27501c46ce2$84c22060$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> > > no replies other than yours.....it's a real pain -
 
>>I hope
>>>> > > someone knows how to fix it
>>>> >
>>>> > The problem is that your description is too vague.
>>>> > You are going to have to do some analysis on your
own
>>>> > to refine your problem statement.
>>>> >
>>>> > For example, you could use View Source to match
>up
>>text that
>>>> > you see on both sides of a problem area and then
>post
>>the portion
>>>> > of the source that comes between them.
>>>> >
>>>> > If the problem is occurring on a public page you
>>could alternatively
>>>> > cite the link for it and a link to a screenshot of
>>that page as your machine
>>>> > is rendering it. Do not post large images in this
>>newsgroup. I don't think
>>>> > that there would be any objection though if you
>>posted one to the test
>>>> > newsgroup and then cited the Message-ID for it.
>>>> >
>>>> > Unfortunately, the web interface to news that you
>are
>>using doesn't carry
>>>> > the test newsgroup; so if you want to go that
>>route you would have to use
>>>> > a real newsreader. Here's a link which could get
>>you started using
>>>> > Outlook Express assuming Windows default
>>associations:
>>>> >
>>>> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.test
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > HTH
>>>> >
>>>> > Robert Aldwinckle
>>>> > ---
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > thanks for your message
>>>> > > Lori
>>>> > >>-----Original Message-----
>>>> > >>I'm experiencing the same thing, but on Win98SE.
>It
>>was
>>>> > >>happening with IE5.5 and is still happening now
>>that I
>>>> > >>installed IE6. Have you received any replies
>>concerning
>>>> > >>this?
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>>-----Original Message-----
>>>> > >>>We have a PC with IE 6 installed (XP Pro). One
>>day it
>>>> > >>>just started showing unrecognizable symbols
>>instead of
>>>> > >>>text on portions of html pages on websites.
We've
>>>> > >>>reinstalled IE and tried many things to fix it
but
>>>> > >>>haven't been able to.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>Any suggestions?
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>thanks!
>>>> > >>>.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>.
>>>> > >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>.
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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